USC MFA in Screenwriting Applicants 2018

[Johnella18]

I think it'll be this weekend for sure.

 

[Septopus7]

I guess maybe we're in the "anamoly" category then, and won't hear anything back until the first weekend of March?

Either that, or we all suck

 

[MacAndEs]

Just in, my friend who also applied says they got their admittance yesterday through the portal. Last name B, from Seattle. No scholarship details, just an acceptance. So at least one admittance is out.

 

[Septopus7]

Just in, my friend who also applied says they got their admittance yesterday through the portal. Last name B, from Seattle. No scholarship details, just an acceptance. So at least one admittance is out.

AH, so we do all suck then. Got it!

 

[MacAndEs]

I highly doubt we all suck. I believe we still have them staggered for the next week or two (still holding out). I have asked her to call and ask USC for some deets tomorrow like how many have been sent out and whatever. I'll pass along what I hear from her.

Who knows? Maybe some of us will wake up with the golden ticket tomorrow!

 

[GoAndLoveSomeMore]

Aw man, this is rough!

 

[Michel Lichand]

They are putting the site in maintenance mode tonight.

 

[TreeYoung]

Congrats to your friend! My anxiety is soaring.....

 

[MacAndEs]

Again, no overblown panic. I'm just sitting pretty knitting, rewriting old drafts, and going on anxiety shopping sprees using the money I would have spent going to USC

 

[Jaida Rukiya]

They are putting the site in maintenance mode tonight.

I thought the site actually underwent maintainence last night. The message says Sunday from 12-4am.

 

[TheMaskedBandit]

.......

(but congrats to your friend! )

 

[Kjpermen]

Just in, my friend who also applied says they got their admittance yesterday through the portal. Last name B, from Seattle. No scholarship details, just an acceptance. So at least one admittance is out.

Thanks for the info! Congratulations to your friend! And good luck to everyone!

 

[Septopus7]

I highly doubt we all suck. I believe we still have them staggered for the next week or two (still holding out). I have asked her to call and ask USC for some deets tomorrow like how many have been sent out and whatever. I'll pass along what I hear from her.

Who knows? Maybe some of us will wake up with the golden ticket tomorrow!

Yeah, just want to make clear I was being facetious!
Although I've always been morbidly curious to see a group of applicants here ALL fail to get into a program...if the spreadsheets are any indication, such a thing has never happened before, but it's not a stastic impossibility or anything. We would be noteworthy if it happened, though!

As I said before, more acceptances will be sent out in the coming days. That being said, usually the acceptances are all sent out across two weekends, so not sure if the rest of us will hear anything until like Friday at the earliest. I think they hold off releasing any notifications until the weekend, so no one can swamp them with calls immediately afterwards.

 

[Johnella18]

Guys I just wanna say no matter what happens, if this is something that you love to do, then keep doing it. There are a million ways to break into this business. Steven Spielberg applied but didn't get in to USC (bad grades) and now his name is literally on one of the buildings. Anything is possible so stay hopeful and just keep writing!

And also in pretty sure more acceptances are coming out this weekend. It ain't over yet guys

 

[Michel Lichand]

I've already got a Plan B, C, D, I ain't worrying.

As they say: "you've already got the no, so anything else is profit!"

 

[Jaida Rukiya]

I've started singing to myself ominously "Easy now, hush, love, hush
Don't distress yourself, what's your rush?
Keep your thoughts, nice and lush
Wait...". Truthfully I have a backup plan but I would rather not have to resort to it.

 

[MacAndEs]

Honestly having a bad cycle of grad school apps had got me writing heaps more than before. I'm over this whole thing, I'll find another way in someday. Make them wish they got this bad bitch when they could have. (I've been listening to too much Rihanna lately).

 

[MacAndEs]

My accepted Seattle friend emailed and they said that notifications are still going out in the next two weeks. They have really just started (some international students have been contacted). Fingers crossed, y'all!

 

[TreeYoung]

Is it true that notifications are sent out after midnight?

 

[TreeYoung]

what program did your friend apply to @MacAndEs